Tag: Classic TV
The Bullwinkle Show
I think one of the reasons Rocky and Bullwinkle still holds up is that when we watched it as kids,…
When Jonathan Winters Sold Us Hefty Trash Bags
Here’s one of those commercials where the product almost takes a back seat to the guy selling it. Jonathan Winters…
McHale’s Navy
The show aired from 1962 to 1966 and starred Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, the skipper of PT-73….
Tokin’ With Lawrence Welk
Only on The Lawrence Welk Show could “One Toke Over the Line” somehow become a “modern spiritual.” In 1971, Gail…
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rocky and Bullwinkle was one of those cartoons that worked on two levels. Kids saw a flying squirrel, a goofy…
T.H.E. Cat
T.H.E. Cat was a 1966–67 NBC action series starring Robert Loggia as Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat, a former circus aerialist…
Why The Green Hornet Never Quite Worked For Me
I remember as a kid getting excited about a new action hero, The Green Hornet. He had the mask, a…
Before Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, there was Luke and Laura.
Luke and Laura’s wedding on General Hospital was not just a soap opera wedding. It was a television event. In…
Before Bond, Roger Moore Was The Saint
I was about 10 years old when this intro ran, and it was my favorite. The moment that halo appeared…
